Government scraps landlord register

Jun 15, 2010  |  under Buy-to-let, Property  |  by Lyndon Forshaw

Phew – the new government aren’t hanging about! They’ve certainly got stuck right in and are making some big changes that are going to affect anyone involved in the property industry.
First came the abolition of Hips packs last month, then last week they announced the reclassification of back gardens.
Now the Housing Minister Grant Shapps is [...]

How to deal with the problem of low mortgage valuations

Jun 4, 2010  |  under Buy-to-let, New build, Property  |  by Lyndon Forshaw

After the recent slump in property prices, headline figures suggest that house values are once again on the up. The latest figures from Nationwide reported that house prices rose by 1% in April, and have increased by over 10% in the past 12 months, while the Halifax has stated that prices are 7% higher than [...]

£250 per month per property. The real cost of buy-to-let?

Sep 23, 2009  |  under Buy-to-let, Property  |  by Lyndon Forshaw

I’m a regular visitor – and occasional contributor – to the excellent 4Walls Property Tribes forum. I recently came across a thread started by Richard Greenland who was amazed to learn that many buy-to-let investors budget on spending up to £250 per month per property on maintenance and other costs. His post generated a response [...]

Why Buy-to-Let when you can Build-to-Let?

Aug 24, 2009  |  under Buy-to-let, Property  |  by Lyndon Forshaw

Fame at last!
I was recently interviewed for an article in the excellent Your Property Network magazine. For anyone who hasn’t seen it, I thought I would reproduce the article here as it acts as a neat overview of the main methods I currently use to profit from property.
The exposure has generated a massive amount [...]